Liberation Day in 30 seconds...published at 08:02 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Chris Quevatre
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Updates from Tuesday 8 May until Friday 11 May 2018
Liberation Day in 30 seconds...published at 08:02 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
200 hours spent searching for mental health patientspublished at 07:47 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
BBC Radio JerseyMore than 40 people have left mental health facilities in Jersey without telling staff since 2015.
Figures show police have had to spend nearly 200 hours looking for them.
Eight people left the facilities without permission in 2015 - that rose to 21 people in 2016.
Seven people left in 2017, with fewer than five patients leaving so far this year.
Nurses to vote on pay dealpublished at 07:46 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Chris Quevatre
BBC News OnlineMembers of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Guernsey are being asked to vote on their 2017 and 2018 pay offers, after what's described as "months of negotiation".
Senior officer Julie Lewers said, "Members have been without a pay award for some time and it's taken months for us to be able to negotiate a package that we feel we can put to members".
The RCN said: "Agreement by the States of Guernsey to a complete review of the nursing pay system is something its members have been raising as vital to addressing the imbalance between the value of nursing roles in comparison to other public sector roles in the States."
All nurses employed by the Committee for Health and Social Services will be eligible to vote up until 3 June.
'Just let me live here'published at 07:30 British Summer Time 10 May 2018
Chris Quevatre
BBC News OnlineAlderney resident Jennifer Butler, who at the end of her education will not be allowed to stay in Guernsey to live because of the island's population laws, is asking Guernsey's government to change its legislation.
Despite the States of Guernsey agreeing children from Alderney will be given residency rights in the island, the law has not been passed a year later, and the Committee for Home Affairs said it's been working on other priorities.
Miss Butler says local politicians all seem to disagree with the law as it stands but she "doesn't think they'll do anything about it".
Image source, Edward RoweJersey’s Liberation Day 2018: In picturespublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
Rob England
BBC News OnlineA day of formal celebrations and commemorations have come to a close in Jersey.
However, the street party is still in full swing at Weighbridge Place.
Here's a round up of some of the parades and atmosphere around Liberation Square earlier on.
Guernsey Liberation Day 2018: In 30 secondspublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
Chris Quevatre
BBC News OnlineMedia caption, A round up of acts of remembrance and celebration for Guernsey's 2018 Liberation Day.
Slave worker commemoration: 'It's important to reflect'published at 17:42 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
Rob England
BBC News OnlineThe guest speaker at this year's slave workers commemoration, historian Ian Ronayne, says the ceremony is important among Jersey's Liberation Day's celebrations.
"We have to remember the joy of liberation, but it's also right that we reflect on those people who didn't see that day, who never came through the war or those who were scarred immeasurably by what happened."
Mr Ronayne says forced workers, who built the fortifications and military infrastructure in the island, faced "mixed conditions".
"There were the slave workers who were treated very badly and sadly a number of them lost their lives.
"There were also others who had a reasonable existence here in Jersey and were allowed some freedom, but of course if they broke any of the Nazis rules they were condemned to the same treatment as the worst of them."
'We put granite blocks in German tank tracks'published at 16:54 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
Rob England
BBC News OnlineI’ve heard a few tales of the mischief Ron Bougourd and his friends inflicted on the occupying forces.
Ron was six when the Germans invaded, and has vivid memories of the time.
Image caption, Ron says his parents used to spread news of the war in French, so children wouldn’t understand
He remembers a Luftwaffe plane circling over his home in Five Oaks, St Saviour, on fire after the Germans shot at it.
Looking into the incident after the war, Ron found out the pilots hadn’t given the right passwords, so the island’s gun batteries had opened fire.
He also remembers the sky "filled with British aircraft" before D-Day which looked like "flies around a nest".
Ron and his friends also gave the Germans a run for their money all by themselves. He says they used to sneak into their military garages and put concrete and granite blocks in between tank tracks, which let out a huge "bang" when the vehicles tried to move, sending the troops on board "running".
They also emptied fire buckets over ammunition stores.
"We were a horrible lot, I tell you," he admits.
Dakota flypast caught on camerapublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
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End of twitter postWeather: Some rain overnight before another sunny startpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
Mostly cloudy before midnight with some outbreaks of rain pushing in from the west.
The rain will then clear away to the east to leave it mainly dry with long clear spells.
Minimum Temperature: 8 to 11C (46 to 52F).
On Thursday it is expected to be a dry and fine day with long spells of sunshine and lots of blue skies.
Staying sunny into the evening too. A light to moderate westerly breeze.
Maximum Temperature: 10 to 13C (50 to 55F).
Stories from Liberation: Giving bread to the Russianspublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
Rob England
BBC News OnlineBeryl Butel remembers German troops lining up outside a hall in St Aubins waiting to go to church.
She lived opposite where St Brelade’s college now is, and was five when the Germans invaded.
Her family had a narrow escape from the authorities when her father, a baker, gave bread to some men they later found out were Russian prisoners of war - something the German forces would not have looked kindly upon.
Image caption, Beryl enjoying a cup of tea and a scone with her husband
Liberation stories: 'Occupation made me more resilient'published at 16:01 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
Rob England
BBC News OnlinePamela Ollierou was six when she saw the Germans first marching through the island.
She remembers the hard times of war, and the scarcity of food and luxuries.
"We had nothing, no toys, no food, no clothes," she said.
She says occasionally German soldiers would take pity on her as they unloaded military rations outside the Merton Hotel, and throw her a loaf of bread.
However, she says the trying time toughened her up for the future.
She says "it made me more resilient" and allows her to appreciate the present where she says "we’ve never had it so good".
"We didn’t even have shoes, and only had school in the afternoons because there was no heating."
Something to think about the next time the shop deliveries can’t reach the island - it could be worse.
More land needed for allotments in Jerseypublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
BBC Radio JerseyGardening campaigners in Jersey want more land to be made into allotments so people can grow their own fruit and vegetables.
They say there is still a long waiting list for an allotment in Jersey.
Jeff Hathaway, the chairman of the Jersey Allotments and Leisure Gardening Association, says they need a site in the east and another one in St Brelade.
He says they're hoping farmers will come forward to lease their land.
Teenage band impress in 'first outdoor gig'published at 15:36 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
Chris Quevatre
BBC News OnlineIsle Stone have just come off the stage at the Liberation Street Party in what was their first ever outdoor gig.
Having played mostly under-18 parties in the past, they said this was a big step up with a lot more people watching.
Image caption, Charlie, Zach, Kristian, Alex and Reuben from Isle Stone
You can catch Isle Stone - and a whole host of great local bands - at Lib Rock on the Albert Pier, where the music has already begun.
Liberation stories: 'Given a bar of chocolate'published at 15:29 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
Rob England
BBC News OnlineBack at St Helier town hall, islanders are sitting down to enjoy afternoon tea and sandwiches.
I caught up with Elaine Eldred, who is the youngest person I’ve spoken to today who was alive during the occupation.
As a two-year-old she remembers a "tall handsome German" approaching her as she was sitting on the curb outside her St Helier home.
"He offered me a bar of chocolate," she says. "but I didn’t talk, so he put it beside me."
When Elaine’s mother found out she had to share it with her brother and sister.
Bad Wurzach mayor presented with Bailiff's sealpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
BBC Radio JerseyThe outgoing mayor of a German town twinned with St Helier was presented with the Bailiff's Silver Seal last night at a special dinner.
Roland Burkle is not standing for re-election in Bad Wurzach, which was the site of an internment camp where a number of Channel Islanders during World War II.
In 2002, he signed the twinning agreement linking the town with the parish of St Helier as an act of reconciliation between the two.
Mr Buerkle and his wife Steffi are in the island to mark the 73rd Liberation Day and will be attending a variety of events including the slave worker memorial service.
Liberation Day: What happened 73 years ago?published at 15:06 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
Rob England
BBC News OnlineQuote MessageHostilities will end officially at one minute after midnight tonight (Tuesday, 8 May), but in the interests of saving lives the 'cease fire' began yesterday to be sounded all along the front, and our dear Channel Islands are also to be freed today."
Winston Churchill
On 8 May 1945 (Victory in Europe day) Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced the German forces unconditional surrender, including the liberation of the Channel Islands.
Here is how the Channel Islands were liberated, 73 years ago.
- 9 May - Despite the German surrender, it took until the early hours of the next day for the German commander, Admiral Hoffmeier to finally agreed to surrender the Channel Islands
- At 07:15 on the quarter deck of HMS Bulldog, second-in-command for Guernsey General Heine signed the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the German Command of the Channel Islands
- General Heine was ordered to lower all German flags across the island
- At 12:00 General Major Rudolf Wulf, commander in Jersey, signed the separate surrender of Jersey aboard HMS Beagle
- Meanwhile British troops were landing in St Peter Port and St Helier to be met by excited islanders
- In Jersey at 15:40 the Union Jack was hoisted over the Pomme D'Or hotel
While Guernsey and Jersey were freed on 9 May, Sark was not liberated until the following day and the German troops in Alderney did not surrender until 16 May.
Image source, Channel Islands Occupation SocietyImage caption, Soldiers liberating Jersey gave sweets to the crowds of islanders who met them
Forget 280 characters - what if you only had 25 words?published at 14:44 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
An insight into the story of one family separated by war from the Imperial War Museum's archive.
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End of twitter post'Activities and moving with the times' behind scouts risepublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
BBC Radio GuernseyMoving with the times and offering a variety of activities has made the Bailiwick of Guernsey Scout Association more appealing, according to the island's lead volunteer.
It follows the news the association saw an increase in the number of members and adult volunteers during the past year.
Figures from the organisation showed an increase from 816 in 2016 to 850 last year with an extra 24 volunteers joining.
About 8% of the island's youth population is involved in the scouting movement in Guernsey.
Nick Paluch says if the scouts didn't have volunteers it wouldn't be able to operate the way it does.
Image source, PAIsle Stone drawing a crowd at The Last Postpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 9 May 2018
Chris Quevatre
BBC News OnlineIt's clouded over in the southern parishes and it's getting a bit chilly, but the crowd is still growing at The Last Post.
A band called "Isle Stone" are playing at the moment and the crowd are loving them - there's even a bit of dancing going on, although that might be to stay warm.
There's an audible groan as the teenage group announce their next song will be their last.
